Saul Aguirre is a Chicago B
ased artist born in Mexico City. He has been considered a standout at NEXT
2010 CHicago by PEDRO VÉLEZ who is an artist and critic living in Chicago
. Saul used real manacles\, to remind people of the reality of being picke
d up by the police during a live spectacle\, and captivated people with hi
s small drawings. Saul has been exhibiting Nationally and Internationally\
, in several Museums and Galleries since 1990. http://www.saulaguirre.com
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Adriana Baltazar is a multidiscipli
nary artist living and working in Chicago. She has worked in various colla
borative projects as well as shown work in galleries throughout the city.
She draws her inspiration from the conflicts and comprimises that arise in
our relationships with the "other" and our love/hate relationship with th
e natural environment. She received a BFA from the School of the Art Insti
tute of Art Institute. http://adrianabaltazar.com

Miguel Corte
z is an artist living in Chicago and born in Guanajuato\, Mexico. He has s
tudied filmmaking at Columbia College and has a BFA from the School of the
Art Institute of Chicago. Future shows in 2010 include an exhibit at Gall
ery 414 in Fort Worth\, Texas and at VanBrabson Gallery in Minnesota. Past
exhibitions included shows in Champaign\, IL at the Krannert Museum and a
t the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago\, as well as\, in Bridge A
rt Fair in Miami. Other shows included exhibits in Dallas at Mighty Fine
Arts Gallery\, ‚ÄúLo Romantico‚Äù at Glass Curtain Gallery and ‚ÄúLies tha
t Bill Gates told me: Exploring the Digital Divide‚Äù at VU Space in Melbo
urne\, Australia. http://www.mcortez.com

Jaime Mendoza: Concerned largely
with issues of immigration\, ethnicity and place\; Mendoza works in a wid
e range of media—activist inspired public art\, sculpture\, film\, sound\,
and photography — all of which fuse the politics of contemporary urban cu
lture with poetic meditations on aesthetics\, history\, and identity. Most
recently Mendoza was awarded a grant from the National Performance Networ
k/Visual Arts Network to participate in a one week residency at Galería De
La Raza in San Francisco\, California.

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Jenny Priego
is visual and performance artist who draws inspiration from her existence
as a feminine being and random beauty. She uses several forms of media to
interpret her self exploration\, such as technology\, her body\, voice\,
and formal fine art technique. Her latest and ongoing project is "Adelita
Pata de Perro" a photographic memoir of Adelita\, a character that was in
spired by the women who fought in the Mexican Revolution. Priego's Adelita
is a hyper-ethnic woman wandering the world on an ever changing journey\,
and on her voyage of discovery she encounters symbols of power\, feminini
ty\, sex\, and cultural imagery. She finds herself in different situations
and places that take her from Paris\, to Rome and sugar cane mills in Mex
ico. Priego studied at Columbia College and currently works as a Stewardes
s. Jenny lives and works in Chicago.

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Elvia Rodriguez Ochoa is a mu
lti-disciplinary artist\, educator and administrator\, active for the past
fifteen years. Completed a B.A. in Fine Art from Trinity Christian Colleg
e in 1992 and earned an M.A in Inter Disciplinary Arts at Columbia College
(2005). As an administrator and an artist\, she has collaborated in the c
reation and maintenance of many non profit organizations in Pilsen. Among
them are Taller Mestizarte (Mixed Art Workshop) where she served as Presid
ent in 1998\, organizer for La Voz de Los de Abajo\, and a board member fo
r Calles y Sueños. Elvia has also contributed to other existing organizati
ons such as the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum\, Fiesta del Sol/ Pilsen N
eighbors Community Council\, Marshall Square Boys and Girls Club\, and Gal
lery 37 as an educator and an artist. Elvia is the Director of Community P
rograms at Pros Arts.